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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-09-03

ENTITLED TO A PENSION AND BACC PAY
$4,000 ARREARAGEs.
Private W.J.Shepherd, of the Twer-
ty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers,
has received notice from Washing
ton that he is entitled to pension
and back pay for wound received
twenty three years ago, The fortun
ate soldier lives at 1901 Juniata
street, Philadelphia. Shepherd has
been working to secure pension for
twenty years or more. He was
wounded on the anniversary of Wash
ington's Birthday, 1864, by the &C
cidental discharge of comrades
musket during parade of the
Twenty ninth Regiment. The bul
let struck him in the right ankle, in
ficting serious wound, After his
recovery, Private Shepherd rejoined
his command at the front. and serv-
ed in several important engagements.
At the close of the war he applied
for pension, but received no Ell
couragement. From time to time,
however, he persistently renewed his
application. until it was at last favor
ably considered. The argument
made by Shepherd was, that he was
still in the service when he was
wounded, The back pay and arrear-
ages due him will amount to $40 900
or more. Private Shepherd is forty
five years of age. He still suffers
from the wound,
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10
The Poisoned Tongue.

The snakes poison is in his teeth;
but there is something quito as danger
Gus, and much more common in COM
munities. which has its poison on its
tongue. Indeed. your chances of escape
from serpent are much greater. The
worst snake usually glides away in fear
at the approach of man unless disturbed
or attacked. But this creature, whose
poison turks in his tongue, attacks
without provocation. and follows up his
victim with untiring perseverance. l
will tell you his name. so you will al
ways be able to shun him. He is called
Slanderer. He poisOns worse than a
serpent. Often his venom strikes to
the life of a family or neighborhOod,
destroying all peace and confidence
Baptist Weekly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10
The Old Lady Settled Il

Mr.. Clark and his wife were going to
California, but it is just possible that
they will give up the enterprise. Il
happened in this way.
Mr.. Clark was reading an article
about the country from a paper sent
him. and had just reached a sentence
beginning with: The mean tempera-
ture of Californy," when Mrs. Clark
laid down her knitting.
"Tha: settles it." she said, taking of
her specs. Il amt agoin' to any coun-
try where the temperature is any
meaner than it is to home. We amt
goin' to 60" detroit Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10
A JOKE FROM LIFE.
An Insurance mans Flying Trip to Detect
n Horrible Crime.

An Insurance mans Flying Trip to Detect
| n Horrible Crime.
'.Have you heard the new joke on
Johnson" asked the latest addition to
a group Of insurance men who were
swapping stories in an up town hotel
:: the other day. No one could confess
to familiarity with Johnson's escapade
and the speaker leaned back on his
chair and began the following yarn:
"Johnson's first rate adjuster, as
you know. Good all-around man, Just
as much at home trying to convince a
lady that the damage to her drawing
room furniture can be summed up, item
by item, if she will only give her mind
to the job. as he is at bullying an old
clothes dealer into taking twenty five
per cent of his original estimate of loss
es. But his specially is the unearthing
| of frauds. Well the other week he had
a loss. His headquarters are in Roches-
ter. but nights travel put him on the
scene of the fire. A gentleman who re-
joiced in the name of Himmelberger-
or words to that effect-had had his
stock of twice-worn clothing burned up.
johnson was satisfied in his own mind,
with the keen instinct of an old in
surance man, that there was something
crooked about the affair, but he couldn't
lay his hand on any proofs. So he set
tied up the loss, all but paying over
the money. and went back to Roches-
ter determined to await the expiration
of the sixty days allowed by law before
paying up. in hope that something
might come to light in the meantime.
At Rochester he found this telegram
awaiting him.
Don't settle Himmelberger's loss till you see
my daughter Unetta.
]. VOGEISrEIN. Poughkeepsic. Ny.
"'Aha!' said the su spicious johnson
this is the key to the whole matter So
he posted back again to PoughkeepSie,
telegraphing his agent to have Unetta.
Vogelstein at the office when he should
reach there. The agent didn't get the
telegram, so he and johnson got a car
riage and drove to the Vogelstein man.
SiOlis NuiCH :" DIS ou IIC Ol TIE
town. They raped at the door of
little box of wooden house and asked
for Unetta and were shown into little
sitting room. where the daughter of the
house was daruing stockings.
".Now, my good girl. said johnson.
with his most seductive smile, after ex-
planning who he was, Just tell me as
quickly as You can all that you know
about this loss. Give me all the cir
cumstances in the case. know that
it may be disagreeable. but remember
that whatever happens you have
friend in me who will sec that no harm
comes to you. And then you will al
ways have the satisfaction of having
helped in the detection of . crime
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10
SUFFERED.

81 fEkED-
Darling Rosa. the Lord has been
very good to me. He has always given
me strength beyond nv trials"
IAN angel STILL" cried the rough
clarence. entering and taking Helen S
hand. 1T seems to me that great,
rough fellow like me ought not to
toucn bein' too good for this earth.
Now, Eere hey been, ever since heard
about you, cussin' and swearin' and
ready to 20 over to old Arnold's and
lick him, and here You are forgiyin'
every body. and jest lookin' happy"
I'VE may suffer and still be happy.
Clarence, said Helen. with a smile
upon her face. There is no need of
any ones being without happiness.
Oh, there is SO much here and she
laid her hand reverently on the Bible.
Rosa kissed her again and again. de-
claring she never would desert her,
while Clarence was dumfoundei: his
earnest zeal wanted to punch some
body's head but Helen forbade that.
He must do something. though it was
difficult to tell what that was.
III 60 on her bond" he said. tax
ing up his hat and fastening round to
the magistrate. Here his hopes were
dashed to the ground upon being in
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10

"Oh, Heavens! help mer' groaned
the girl, burying her face in her hands,
as the tall. haggard form stepped out
in the road and. raising one hornyhand.
pointed her finger at the occupants Of
the vehicle, and said:
''Hush-donf tell any one. I got
away from the Injins. They wanted to
scalp me, but 1 got away. If you tell
them, they'll b on my track again"
"Be quiet, Rose" said Clarence, who
understood now what it was. Its only
crazy Jane-she's got away from the
poor-house keeper"
'But oh. brother. she looks 80 awful,
I'm afraid of her"
The wandering mind Of the lunatic
seemed only to catch at a part of what
Rose said:
Eyes. yes, I'm afraid, too. Don't tell
them I'm here, and can escape 'em.
They kill and scalp people. They cut
off half my head. and put on half a
sleeps head. I'm a woman half the
time and sheep half the time"
Poor woman"' sighed Rose, her
pity overcoming her fear.
"They feed me on grass when I'm a
sheep" said crazy Jane. land don't
get enough when I'm a woman. They
beat me. too. But know them. Their
chief is Bill Jones and his chief is Jim
Arnold"
The brother and sister started. very
naturally, at hearing the name of man
mentioned whose bad qualities they
had been discussing. Crazy Jane now
seemed to become more excited, and
continued:
"There's times when Tn human and
l hear 'em. They bring little children
there and make 'em lambs. that they
may have lamb stew. heard 'em and
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10

formed that minor could not be &C
cepted as bail for the prisoner. But
the girl was innocent; she was an
angel, he knew her to be an angel.
The magistrate smiled and said he
had seen a good many, and all were
angels at first. Some never acknowl-
edged to it, and she might be one OF
the kind; but there could really be no
mistake about it. She was an unfor-
tunate girl, had his sympathy, too. but
he guessed she was guilty.
Clarence left in despair and went to
consult a lawyer. Mr.. John Layman
had the reputation of being fair law
yer, and he would employ him.
''GOOd morning, Clarence" said
Mr.. Layman. stroking his long, black
whiskers. on the entrance of the young
farmer.
II came, Mr.. Layman, to get you to
attend to a case" said Clarence, sitting
in chair near the lawyer. Mr.. Layman
laid aside newspaper he was reading.
and, thrusting his hands in his pockets,
was all attention.
you have heard of Helen Lakeman's
arrest. want You to defend her,
The lawyer was soon employed, Clar-
ence agreeing to pay his fee. The two
set out at once for the Jail, where Mr..
Layman was introduced to his fair cli-
ent.
Helen then proceeded to tell all she
knew of the unfortunate affair. The
gold bracelet was found in her carpet
bag. but how it got there she did not
know. The lawyer listened to her
story and then put her through most
rigid crOss-examinatiOn.
"How did the bracelet get in your
possession" he finally asked.
q kin tell ye," said Clarence. quick
". "Ye see brother Warren and Helen
here We're to be married. Well, they
told lies about Helen and mother dis
charged her, and then the Arnold's set
up this job on her SO that Warren
would marry that red-headed, freckled-
face Hal Arnold"
Helen tried to stop the impulsive
youth, but there was no stopping him.
He was determined to tell all. The
lawyer smiled, and said he hardly
thought they were that bad. He made
some notes i'm his books and left, prom
Using to call the next day.
"Have you written to Warren about
this?" Rose asked.
"No." said Helen, 81 could not
1--WE must write to him now. We
will write together, and tell him all"
Helen was at last persuaded to join the
sister in sending the letter. 1t was
written full of tender truthfulness and
sealed.
"This will bring him here" said
Rose. Snow, Clarence, what is the
number of the street?'
Clarence felt in his pockets and with
a look of disMay, said:
I'm blest if amt lost it,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

-Methodism is still the most power
full denomination in the South, especi-
ally in Georgia.
The London Road Car Company.
to theft credit, stand out against the
practice of running cars on Sunday. al
though they believe their dividend
could be increased one per cent, BY
adopting it
AT Mr.. Moody's two schools in
Mortified over five hundred young
men and women are now being educat-
ed to become missionaries, teachers
and workers in other branches Of
Christian effort.
Higher education has made great
advancement in Greece during recent
years. The lyceum for girls has staff
Of seventy-six teachers and 1900 pupils.
Illiteracy in the kingdom is rare, even
in the out-of-the-way hill countries
"A little girl in Boston school who
was asked to define the word redress
promptly replied that it meant female
reader. And little girl in an English
school recently gave "gandress" as
feminine of "gander." - Cincinnas.
Times.
"A man with patched garments re-
Gently came into the rooms of a London
missionary society to beg. as was fear
ed. but taking out a package of bank
notes he said he wished them to be
used in preaching Christ to the heather.
His gift amounted to 1916.
The Turkish Government official.
have now put the seal of the Sultan on
thirty-two editions of the Arabic Scrip
lures and parts of Scriptures. thus Civ
ing the sanction of the Imperial Caliph
of Islam for the free circulation of the
word of GOd.-N w. CAristian Ad.
cOcdte.
Miami University, Oxford. O., was
never in safer and better condition.
The rents of land, the interest of ths
accumulated fund. tuition and room
rents bring an annual income of $14. 900.
and the State of Ohio appropriated 81
$50 as contingent fund, total reve-
nue. of $1S. $50 for the current year.
Rev. L. Lloyd. of the Church Of
England. who has been laboring in
Fuh Chow since 1876. states that the
1000 converts whom he found on
going to Fuh Chow have been increas-
ed to the grand total Of 5000, and Of
these he himself has been privileged to
baptize one thousand. Opinions.
The various missionary societies
have combined fleet of from twenty
five to thirty missionary vessels
steamers, schooners and sloops-fivc
of which belong to the London Mis-
sionary Society, and three each to the
Church Missionary Society. the Mora
vians and the Central African Lakes
Company.
DIR. Lucy NJ. Hall. physician Of
Vassar, has kept list of the number
Of days each girl has been absent from
illness during the year. and compared
it with a similar record kept of the
young men at Amherst College. She
finds that the girls are not absent near
ly as much from sickness as the young
Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10
LIABLE TO EXPLODE.


Aspecies Of Humanity Which Il to b Pound
1t Every Csnnagratl0n.
The man who thinks something il
going to explode is always at . fire.
The other day we sat on . lumber
pile and watched planning mill burn.
and told every body who came along
| Just where the firemen were making q
mistake and how they ought to do it,
just like every body else.
A little man with red eyes came up
and in q confidential manner said:
"Say, dye know that thing is li'ble
to blow up?"
'.No."
"Fact. They say there's two bar
rels of gunpowder stored in the fur
Their end and it's i'ble to go at any
time"
..How did it come there?'
Don't know, but it's there for sure.
Be good many killed when it goes
off,"
Yes"
Then he walked . little nearer the
fire and began warning one of the fire.
men.
A minute later fat man stepped up
and said:
"Say. see here minute"
"Well, what is it?"
There's barrels of gasoline and
benzine stored in the basement of that
air mill-yes. sir. they're in there now
and they'll blow up"
els that sop
$50? Yes, sir. they're bound to
blow up. can't help it, li'ble to go at
any minute. It's going to kill lots of
people. too. Why don't the police
order folks back?"
Don't know"
Then he walked away and told his
story to another. Just then a thin
man who was going by on the run
stopped. and said very excitedly:
Hi. there. move back. move back.
fore you get bowed up!'
whats the matter?"
"Going to he terrible loss of life here
in about minute. Owner of mill told
me there's lot O. dynamite in the Sec
ond story, and when it falls it will kill
ha'f this crowd. They better be get
ting back fore it's too late" and he
rushed over so close to the fire that he
had to hold his hat before his face.
After about five minutes more an UNI
decided looking man. wearing y long
coat, edged along and said:
bad fire."
Eyes"
Hope there won't be any body
hurt"
Hope not"
"Say." he continued. and his voice
sank almost to whisper, Il s'pose
You don't know nothin' bout the b iler
in the mime room, do you?''
NO"
Thought not. They say it's chuck
full of steam and water"
Wouldn't be surprised.
"A Teller over here told me they were
carrying three hundred and forty
pounds of steam when she caught fire."
Probably"
"Why. You don't seem to be scart?"
mo"
Don't You know that when that
b'iler gets hot that it's going to rip
thingsP"
Think it will?''
II know tive seen oilers blow up
ut fires and tear every thing all to
pieces and kill ever SO many people.
This one is bound to go inside of ten
minutes. l should think people would
get back out of the way" and he went
over little nearer to the scene of the
coming explosion, and the last we saw
when we came away was the four of
them down close to the fire talking it
over.-Ddk0td Bell.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10
CHAPTER XVI.

ROSE STUART AND her MOTHER
Rose seemed far more vexed than
Helen at the loss of Warren's address.
Clarence still fumbled in his pockets,
and growled savagely as only great
awkward boy can.
Brother Warren gave it to me be-
fore he left" said Clarence, thrusting
his thumb first in his vest-pocket then
the other. while his face was contOrted
as only a puzzled face can be. Il had
on these very clothes when he gave it
to me. was to give it to you. Helen,
and you were to write to him: but l
forgot it. He's written to you. know
said he would" All the time Clar-
ence was speaking in these short jerky
phrases. he was rumaging his pockets,
''but somebody's been getting Your let
tiers. knowe'd you'd never get one o
them, and told him So
Clarence had to give it up; the adj
dress could not be found. but he would
take the letter home with him and try
to ascertain the address from his
father
"rll back the letter and forward it.
don't We fear he said to Helen.
There is one thing l am very
anxious about" said Helen.
"What is it?" Clarence asked.
my brother. YOU know he is so frail
and So young. Iwant to know that he
is comfortable, and then. be my trials
ever so great. can endure them cheer
fully"
Where is Amos?" Rose asked.
81 left him at Mr.. Arnold's. They
would not let him come with me. and
said they would take the best of care
of him."
THAT amt no fit place for him." said
Clarence. Pm goin' to find another
place for him. When is your trial?'
Next Monday"
'.All right. I'll be back then if not
before"
Don't forget poor little Amos. 1
can get along very well if he is only
comfortable. fear he was taking fever
when l left. having been in the rain
the night before. He had a severe
cold
Hell be all right; don't give your
self any trouble"
Vain was Clarence's boast. Helen's
arrest, her innocence and the coming
preliminary examination so engrossed
his mind that little Amos was forgotten
almost before they left Newton.
"Tll find out his address and bring
it to We, Helen" said Clarence when he
became convinced that he could not
find the slip of paper upon which it
was written. "Tll address the letter
myself and send it Off
The vehicle containing the brother
and sister ratified away from the village
just as the sun was setting. The road
to Sandy Fork neighborhood lay
through wooded portion Of the coun-
try. and the mystic shadows of gigantic
trees FASTENED approaching night.
From these dark depths one might al
most expect to see some Robin Hood.
or forest outlaw appear. Clarence had
no fears. but Rose shuddered. The
dark forests she had always feared, and
when the horse SHE'D to one side of the
road she felt fiutter at her heaSt and
with terror chung to the arm of her
strong brother. l.
"Oh Clarence, Clarence, what is |
that?" she cried.
Where. what?''
There on the right, don't You see a
horrid thing standing at the road
side?''
Clarence looked. and through the
gathering twilight he beheld a tall,
gaunt form. clothed in rags. with long,
disheveled hair, and eyes which seemed
to be burning Goals.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10

"'Vell, said the fair Unetta. rs she
gazed in . dazed manner ut Eer visi.
tors, all know ish dot Mr.. Himmel-
berger owes me eighteen dollars for
work. an l want sou to shtop It out OF
his monishr
"A rapid calculation, including car
fare for six hundred miles. hotel bill.
two days time and cab hire went
through Johnson's mind in about one
and three-quarter seconds, and then he
tainted. ~ T. Tribune.
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| HOW DO lou KNOW 1T!
I wasn't a sheep then. saw the tears
trickle down its cheeks, then they said
they would have the land fixed sure
But I'm sheep now, and must hunt
the green pasture" Then bleating in
imitation of sheep the insane creature
ran away.
Rose breathed more freely when
she had disappeared in the dark
woods. At the top of the next hill
they met Bill Jones and his brutal
hired man hunting for the escaped lu-
matte. Clarence directed them as best
he could where crazy Jane had gone,
and then drove home. He was not on
good terms with the keeper of the poor.
house. so exchanged as few words as
possible.
When they reached home Rose
found her mother anxiotsly awaiting
their return. She judged from the
look of anxiety upon her mothers
face that there had been stormy
afternoon ut home. The father was
not to be seen, and she thought best to
ask nothing about him at present.
Come in. Rose" said Mrs. Stuart,
leading the way to her sitting-room.
No words were spoken until the wraps
of the girl had been removed, and then
the mother anNiously said:
ibid YOU see herr"
"Yes."
"Where?"
cat the jail"
'Oh. Rose, have they really got her
in jail?'
"Yes, mother, though she is permit
ted to stay with the family of the
jailer."
Mrs. Stuart was silent. Her large
eyes We're fixed on the carpet. She
wanted to ask something more. but al
most feared to. At last she said, in a
tone of desperation:
"Rose, how does she bear it?''
With Christian resignation and
fOrtitude, mother. Oh. mother, !
never saw a more angelic picture of
Christian faith than that girls face.
From the Bible she gathers hope and
happiness, even in the darkest hour.
She admits that the bracelet was found
in her possession. but says she can not
account for it. She expects imprison-
ment. and Yet she says there is such
world Of consolation in the Scriptures
that she is willing to forgive those who
were first in her prosecutions.
Mrs. Stuart sat long gazing upon the
carpet. The lighted lamp shone
bright in the room. and an expression
of pain could be seen upon the good
wOman's face. She was Inundated.
There was a great struggle going on in
her breast, and she was Yet undecided.
Poor girl she sighed. do you
think she is innOcent?'
Yes. mother. know it,
How do You know it?'' asked the
father, gruffly, as he entered the apart
ment, " how do you know any thing
about it. l would like to know?''
q. No one with such perfect resigna-
ton. such supreme confidence in God ;
goodness. could be thief Thieves
and criminals don't read the Bible"
Z" Yes. they do. YES. they do" said
Mr.. Stuart, with frown upon his
face. :. They always do that to make
ninnies think they are too pious to do
a bad act. have very obedient chill
dren to be hanging around jail-birds
against my wishes; very obedient, in
deed"
Rose. knowing it was useless to try
to get on friendly terms with her
father, arose, retired to her room. and.
after offering prayer for the poor
girl, went to bed.
fro M coNr1NI-rn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10

"A German inventor has recently
introduced improvements in the treat
ment of wood. to render this material
less liable to the influence of moisture.
His system is of special value for wood
pavements. The blocks are first treat
ed with solution of water glass, and
then impregnated with mixture Of
huo-silicic acid and some bituminous
ompounds.-Boston Budget.